Thornton Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
Sarah Thornton (testatrix), by will, devised: (1) property located at 416 Marne Avenue, Monongahela, known as Lot 1, to her daughter, Eugenia T. Dumas; (2) property located at 508 .Marne Avenue, Monongahela, known as Lot 2, to her son, Junius Thornton'; (3) property located at 90 Third Avenue, Monongahela, known' as Lot 3, to her grandson, Norman Thornton, 1 for life and, upon his death, the remainder to his two children, Gertrude and Michael Thornton. 2
Testatrix’ personal estate was insufficient to pay her debts and administration' expenses and it became necessary…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mayhew's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Collins EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Howlett EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Estate of StevensCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Buck v. PetersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. BrownDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Dormer Estate, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County1981
- Estate of BestwickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981